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within the hetid); it vitalizes the whole body, and the patient will generally 

 start up into full conscious life in a very short time. 



" Last tiummer I was called in to see a man on Fourth avenue. I found 

 him in a state of coma, and his wife greatly alarmed, supposing him to be 

 dead. He had lain .thus for about 3 hours. I had him brought out where 

 .Ije could get the air, jerked off his clothes, rubbed his back, head and neck 

 powerfully, slapped his back, legs and feet briskly, and called for iced water, 

 which I applied to his front and upper head. I then had a bucket of hot water 

 brought, which I poured on his back, head and neck. Before doing this I had 

 noticed some signs of life while applying the cold water in front, but after 

 applying the hot water on the back of the head and neck a few minutes, he 

 started up, vomited , and exclaimed "All right !" I occupied about 20 minutes in 

 thus resuscitating him. He rose up, put on his clothes with a little help, and did 

 not lose an hour more from' his business. Persons of large and active brains and 

 weak bodies are more liable to sun-stroke and should wear light-colored, cool 

 hats in summer, wet the hair occasionally, and if they feel a brain pressure 

 comirg on, should rub briskly on the back of the neck and put cold water on 

 the top and front of the head. These remarks, if heeded, will prevent great 

 danger and great suffering. I have never known this method to fail." 



Remarks. — Heretofore it has been customary to use only cold water upon 

 the head in sun-stroke or apoplexy, but it seems by the above treatment of Dr. 

 Babbitt, with the hot water upon the back of the head and neck, that conscious- 

 ness is restored much more quickly, as well as more certainly, for without it, on 

 the old plan of the cold water only, many have never been restored at all; hence 

 the hot water should be provided as quickly as possible, and applied freely with 

 a dipper, Avhile tlie cold water, by wet cloths, may be kept on the front and top 

 of the head. Small things, when you get the right thing, are often "wonder- 

 ful," as the doctor puts it above. The colder the water on the front and top of 

 the head, the better, and the hotter it can be borne on the back of the head and 

 neck, the better, also. It would seem to me preferable, to dip cloths into the 

 hot water and apply as hot as they can be borne, re-wetting often, than to pour 

 it. For those who have a tendency to head troubles let them dampen a 

 flat piece of sponge and put it in the hat before going out into a very hot sun. 

 It may be well to know that what is good for sun-stroke is also good for apoplexy. 



When one is stricken down in the sun, he should be placed in the shade as 

 quick as possible, and cold water applied to his face, and the limbs kept warm 

 by rubbing, etc. , until he can be removed to the house, where the above plan 

 can be carried out fully. 



1. MOLES, FRECKLES, PIMPLES, ETC. — To Remove.— 

 W. H. Riddle, of Crystal Lake, Cal., says to "Mary," of Zenia, Ind., through 

 the Blade Household : 



" Do not use nitric acid on your face. I would advise you to use the acid 

 nitrate of mercury, in removing moles from the face. The acid should be 

 applied with a splinter of wood, and gently rubbed in the part (with the splinter) 

 for several seconds, according to the thickness of the growth. Great care 

 should be taken to prevent the acid from reaching the surrounding skin. There 

 is absolutely no pain attending the application, aind the growth gradually shriv- 



